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Cercophonius squama is the Australian wood or forest scorpion, described by Gervais in 1843 and notable as the only scorpion found in Tasmania.
Brachistosternus montanus is a species of scorpion in the family Bothriuridae, notable for inhabiting the high-altitude Andes mountains.
Timogenes elegans is a South American bothriurid scorpion described by Mello-Leitao in 1931, recorded from Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia.
Brachistosternus paposo is a Chilean bothriurid scorpion described in 2014, endemic near Paposo in the coastal desert of Antofagasta Region.
Bothriurus chilensis is a Chilean bothriurid described by Molina in 1782, notable because its exact taxonomic identity has been treated as uncertain.
Bothriurus bonariensis is a bothriurid scorpion described by C. L. Koch in 1842, notable as the type species of Bothriurus and common in the southern Cone.
Urophonius brachycentrus is an Argentine bothriurid scorpion described by Thorell in 1876 and later placed in Urophonius by Kraepelin in 1894.
Bothriurus coriaceus is the Chilean scorpion, described by Pocock in 1893 and associated with northern dunes in Chile's Coquimbo region.
Bothriurus prospicuus is an Argentine bothriurid scorpion described by Mello-Leitao in 1934, recorded from Cordoba and Buenos Aires provinces.
Lisposoma elegans is a Namibian bothriurid scorpion described by Lawrence in 1928, notable as a southern African member of the genus Lisposoma.
